You may be too young to remember the K.D. Lang classic: Constant Craving. Haunting, hypnotic song. I thought of “craving” a lot last week while I was working in France. The beauty of engaging with a Europolitan group of business folks – they re-energize my thoughts on stuff I think I know. Oliver, the…

First things first. I’m not catholic. But I, like many, am fascinated by a pope that is sending new leadership signals. Among the flurry of reactions to Pope Francis’ public demeanor, this comment tickled my fancy: What we’re seeing is an incredible change in the atmosphere, Sister Carol Zinn, president of the umbrella group of…

A quick little email exchange last week with Carolyn Holland, an Associate at my firm, as we negotiate dates for an impending engagement. My, you’re a busy bee, I write to Carolyn playfully. From one busy bee to another, Carolyn chirps back. Yes, busy bees we are, Carolyn and I. Every one of our clients…

When it pops up in every conversation it’s not a fluke. It’s a theme. That’s what happened to me in LA last week. I broke bread with some amazing colleagues. And every conversation settled onto the notion of personal generosity. Two chats, in particular, got me thinking.

I was skype-chatting the other day with Hoda Maloof, a colleague in Beirut, about the US holiday week-end. Labor Day? she asked. Isn’t that celebrated sometime in May? Yes, Labor Day has been a uniquely American ritual since 1894. The rest of the world celebrates the socialist-inspired International Workers Day in May. In the US,…